
Stroke Alert
Stroke has launched a monthly podcast, Stroke Alert. Hosted by Dr. Negar Asdaghi, each episode begins by posing key takeaway questions from featured articles in the current issue of Stroke. This is followed by a brief summary and analysis of these articles, as well as an interview with the author of one of these featured articles or with one of the Stroke editors.
Latest episodes

Jul 18, 2024 • 53min
Stroke Alert July 2024
On Episode 42 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the July 2024 issue of Stroke: “Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Subgroup Analysis of the CHANCE-2 Trial” and “Risk of Stroke in Women Using Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device for Contraception.” She also interviews Dr. Manabu Inoue about his article “Expanding the Treatable Imaging Profile in Patients With Large Ischemic Stroke: Subanalysis From a Randomized Clinical Trial.”

Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 8min
Stroke Alert June 2024
On Episode 41 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the June 2024 issue of Stroke: “Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Stroke in Children and Adolescents From 1990 to 2019: A Population-Based Study” and “Head Injury and Risk of Incident Ischemic Stroke in Community-Dwelling Adults.” She also interviews Dr. Raul Nogueira about his article “Endovascular Versus Medical Management in Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke: The DUSK Study” and highlights some of the science presented at the recent European Stroke Organisation Conference.

May 16, 2024 • 46min
Stroke Alert May 2024
On Episode 40 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the May 2024 issue of Stroke: “Incidence and Outcomes of Posterior Circulation Involvement in Moyamoya Disease” and “Glymphatic System Impairment Contributes to the Formation of Brain Edema After Ischemic Stroke.” She also interviews Dr. Susanne van Veluw about her American Heart Association Centennial Collection article on “Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20240507.258307

Apr 18, 2024 • 47min
Stroke Alert April 2024
On Episode 39 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the April 2024 issue of Stroke: “Intravenous Tirofiban Versus Alteplase Before Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pooled Analysis of the DEVT and RESCUE BT Trials” and “Radial Versus Femoral Access for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trial.” She also interviews Dr. Shadi Yaghi about his article “Antithrombotic Treatment for Stroke Prevention in Cervical Artery Dissection: The STOP-CAD Study.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20240401.480865

Mar 21, 2024 • 49min
Stroke Alert March 2024
On Episode 38 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the March 2024 issue of Stroke: “High-Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels Are Associated With Decreased Risk of Poststroke Cognitive Impairment” and “Long-Term Risk of Arterial Thrombosis After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: MUCH-Italy.” She also interviews Drs. Santosh Murthy and Wendy Ziai about their article “Association Between Hematoma Volume and Risk of Subsequent Ischemic Stroke: A MISTIE III and ATACH-2 Analysis." For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20240311.154039

Feb 15, 2024 • 56min
Stroke Alert February 2024
On Episode 37 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the February 2024 issue of Stroke: “Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Treatment in Posterior Circulation Occlusions: A MR CLEAN Registry Study” and “Effect of the Factor XIa Inhibitor Asundexian According to Baseline Infarct Pattern and on MRI Covert Infarct Outcomes.” She also interviews Drs. Brian Hoh and Marc Chimowitz on the Focused Update series of articles in this issue on the topic of intracranial atherosclerosis. For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20240209.645497

Jan 24, 2024 • 1h 2min
Stroke Alert January 2024
On Episode 36 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2024 issue of Stroke: “Time Window for Induced Hypertension in Acute Small Vessel Occlusive Stroke With Early Neurological Deterioration” and “Patent Foramen Ovale Management for Secondary Stroke Prevention: State-of-the-Art Appraisal of Current Evidence.” She also interviews Drs. Kelly Flemming and Issam Awad about their articles “Trial Readiness of Cavernous Malformations With Symptomatic Hemorrhage. Part I: Event Rates and Clinical Outcome” and “Trial Readiness of Cavernous Malformations With Symptomatic Hemorrhage. Part II: Biomarkers and Trial Modeling.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20240108.294731

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Jan 10, 2024 • 52min
Stroke Alert December 2023
Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh, Associate Professor of Neurology at McMaster University, joins host Dr. Negar Asdaghi to review top cerebrovascular research of the year. They discuss the timing of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation-related stroke, ESIS mechanisms and potential treatments, the CHANCE 3 trial comparing colchicine vs placebo in stroke patients, the SCAPED NEX trial exploring the impact of COVID on neuroprotective trials, and the use of neuroenterite for stroke patients along with other notable stroke research in 2023.

Nov 16, 2023 • 58min
Stroke Alert November 2023
On Episode 34 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the November 2023 issue of Stroke: “Identification of Clinically Relevant Brain Endothelial Cell Biomarkers in Plasma” and “Robot-Assisted Transcranial Doppler Versus Transthoracic Echocardiography for Right to Left Shunt Detection.” She also interviews Dr. Thalia Field about her article “Study of Rivaroxaban for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial Comparing Anticoagulation With Rivaroxaban to Standard-of-Care in Symptomatic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20231027.572752

Oct 19, 2023 • 45min
Stroke Alert October 2023
On Episode 33 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the October 2023 issue of Stroke: “Spreading Depolarizations Suppress Hematoma Growth in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice” and “Comment on the 2023 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.” She also interviews Dr. Rebecca Gottesman about her article “Cerebral Microbleed Patterns and Cortical Amyloid-β: The ARIC-PET Study.” For the episode transcript, visit: https://www.ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/podcast.20231004.445526